Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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34.1% | 37.0% | 39.9% | 42.7% | 45.6% | 48.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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8.8% | 11.7% | 14.6% | 17.5% | 20.3% | 23.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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9.4% | 12.4% | 15.3% | 18.3% | 21.2% | 24.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: sole proprietor (and other unincorporated businesses) (%):
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9.0% | 13.2% | 17.4% | 21.5% | 25.7% | 29.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.08% | 0.16% | 0.24% | 0.32% | 0.41% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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44.1% | 47.0% | 49.8% | 52.6% | 55.4% | 58.3% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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7.39% | 7.46% | 7.54% | 7.61% | 7.68% | 7.76% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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3.47% | 3.88% | 4.29% | 4.70% | 5.10% | 5.52% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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12.0% | 13.8% | 15.6% | 17.3% | 19.1% | 20.9% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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1.66% | 2.03% | 2.39% | 2.75% | 3.11% | 3.47% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.12% | 1.20% | 1.27% | 1.35% | 1.42% | 1.50% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: sole proprietor (and other unincorporated businesses) (%):
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16.005% | 16.016% | 16.025% | 16.035% | 16.045% | 16.055% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.15% | 0.30% | 0.45% | 0.60% | 0.75% |
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A sector describes the organizational category of a person’s employing organization. On this page, all employed persons are categorized as working in one of the following sectors (bolded terms are used in the charts and maps on this page):
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Private for-profit wage and salary workers:
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Private: Employee of private company workers
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Self-Employed: Self-employed in own incorporated business workers
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Non-Profit: Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers
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Local Government: Local government workers
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State Government: State government workers
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Federal Government: Federal government workers
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Sole Proprietor: Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers
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Unpaid Family: Unpaid family workers
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